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Bureau Veritas for a new concept on January 11, 2022.
AFRICA Marine & Offshore gave its AiP on the
Egypt’s EGAS aims to retrofit concept combining GTT, March 01, 2022

increase natural gas and LNG fuel conversion and MOL holds naming/
LNG exports to 4mn tonnes vessel jumboisation for launching ceremonies for

in H1 2022 very large container ships Japan’s first LNG-fuelled

Egypt’s state-owned Natural Gas Holding During a ceremony at Bureau Veritas (BV) ferry Sunflower Kurenai
Company (EGAS) intends to increase natural headquarters based in Paris La Défense,
and LNG exports to 4mn tonnes during the GTT, a technological expert in membrane – slated to enter service
first half of 2022, compared with between containment systems, Alwena Shipping, a
3.3mn and 3.5mn tonnes in the preceding naval consultancy and engineering firm, on Osaka-Beppu route in
half-year (July-December 2021), Amwal Al and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry
Ghad newspaper reports. The increase will (Zhoushan) Co. (CHI Zhoushan) shipyard, January 2023
be fuelled by higher gas output from offshore have received an Approval in Principle (AiP)
Mediterranean fields, from the classification society Bureau Veritas Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL; president and CEO:
Natural gas exports have become a key (BV) for a new concept, combining LNG Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that on
source of foreign currency for Egypt over the retrofit and jumboisation, applied to large March 3, a naming and launching ceremonies
past year as energy prices skyrocketed. Their container ships. for the first of Japan’s first two LNG-fuelled
role has been amplified over the past week, as GTT carried out the LNG Mark III ferries, which were ordered with Mitsubishi
Egypt’s current account faces a double shock membrane tank design while its integration Shipbuilding (president: Toru Kitamura;
from higher wheat prices and the loss of their into the ship was designed and validated headquarters: Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi),
largest sources of inbound tourists – Ukraine by Alwena Shipping. CHI Zhoushan were held at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
and Russia – following the Russian invasion of shipyard validated the operational aspects Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works
Ukraine. of the project, including the work sequence, Enoura Plant (Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi
Egypt’s current domestic consumption of planning and workforce resources. Prefecture), and the newbuilding ferry was
natural gas is around 6bn cubic feet (170mn The length increase of the ship (or named “Sunflower Kurenai” by the mayor of
cubic metres) per day – out of a total daily jumboisation), combined with the LNG Beppu City Yasuhiro Nagano. The vessel is
output of between 6.7 and 6.9 bcf (190-195 conversion of the propulsion and electrical slated to enter service on the Osaka-Beppu
mcm) – leaving ample room for exports. generation systems enables a reduction in the route, operated by Ferry Sunflower Co., Ltd.
EGAS has set an export target of 7.5mn operating costs of the ship, which limits the (President: Mitsujiro Akasaka; Head Office:
tonnes for the current fiscal year, 2021/2022, financial impact of the immobilization period Oita-shi, Oita Prefecture) as an alternative
which ends in June 2022. required for the retrofit operation. of the vessel currently in service in January
The electricity sector is at the forefront of LNG propulsion offers ship-owners a 2023, after it is delivered from Mitsubishi
natural gas consuming sectors, accounting solution to comply with the environmental Shipbuilding.
for the bulk (60%) of domestic consumption, regulations being adopted by the IMO by Compared to the vessels in service,
followed by the industrial sector at around 2045. In comparison with a conventional fuel- the new ferry will offer greater transport
22%, with the petrochemicals and gas- powered container ship, the converted vessel capacity and convenience for both cargo and
derivatives sector trailing as a distant reduces CO2 emissions by around 23% over passenger transport. In freight transportation,
third with about 11%. The household and an 83-day Europe-Asia return trip (port calls it will significantly increase the number of
transportation sector combined use a mere included). trucks to be loaded and expand the driver’s
6% of national production. The work carried out within the joint room to provide a driver-friendly space.
Natural gas produced in Egypt mostly development programme (JDP) between In addition, the floor area of the grand
comes from deep offshore fields, with the El GTT, Alwena Shipping and CHI Zhoushan bathroom is doubled and the number of seats
Zohr field – the largest discovery ever made supports the technical, operational and in the restaurant is enlarged 1.5 times, while
in the Mediterranean basin, operated by Italy’s commercial design of the conversion and spacious and open public space including
Eni – taking the lead. jumboization operation, while also proposing a three-layer atrium are newly created the
a competitive industrial plan. “Casual Cruise Concept” is further enhanced
The result of this joint work shows the on the new vessel.
way to contribute to decarbonize part of the It will be Japan’s first ferry, adopting the
ASIA container ship fleet currently in operation. environmental-friendly specifications as it is
BV confirmed the conception of the equipped with high-performance dual-fuel
GTT, Alwena Shipping and retrofit, as well as the layout of the LNG engine, which can run on both LNG and
heavy fuel oil. In addition, LNG is expected
fuel containment system and gas fuel
Chi Zhoushan, receive supply system supported by an auxiliary to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)
by about 25%, and sulphur oxide (SOx) by
safety system in accordance with IGF Code
approval in principle from and BV Rule NR 529. After reviewing the virtually 100%.
modifications to the vessel and the description
MITSUI OSK LINES, March 03, 2022
of the associated operations, Bureau Veritas

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